Official Cup

Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Herbert Pracki started the match with the kick off. A throw-in in the 2nd minute of the game was made by Wen Si Yi with Christian Evarado as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a defensive mix-up in Club A. Chipa y Tereré's zone, Herbert Pracki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xie Chao Cheng came out of the goal and Herbert Pracki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Club A. Chipa y Tereré's Xie Chao Cheng got control of the ball when Cumhur Günay tried to sneak it across the goal line. Xie Chao Cheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cumhur Günay in the 7th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goal looked a bit too open when Jaroslav Nechvátal came free, but Rogério Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Pracki in the 14th minute of play forced Club A. Chipa y Tereré's goalkeeper Xie Chao Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Belgrano LOS PIRATAS getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Cumhur Günay hit a great ball. In the 20th minute Jaroslav Nechvátal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Ceni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Cumhur Günay got a free kick in the 21st minute. 23 minutes in the game Wen Si Yi did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Christian Evarado. In the 23rd match minute, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herbert Pracki to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute, Israel Igon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Herbert Pracki took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Xie Chao Cheng. Xie Chao Cheng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Rogério Ceni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jaroslav Nechvátal went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 34 minutes into the match, Club A. Chipa y Tereré's Jaroslav Nechvátal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rogério Ceni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fabricio Martino hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Rogério Ceni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaroslav Nechvátal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Club A. Chipa y Tereré getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Wilfredo Cordairo hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Guillermo Frank could shoot a difficult shot in the 43rd minute, which Xie Chao Cheng however easily saved by the left post. Xie Chao Cheng didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 43rd minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Jaroslav Nechvátal made the kick off in the second half. Xie Chao Cheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cumhur Günay in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cumhur Günay in the 52nd minute of play forced Club A. Chipa y Tereré's goalkeeper Xie Chao Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Herbert Pracki notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Club A. Chipa y Tereré's Xie Chao Cheng. Xie Chao Cheng was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cumhur Günay struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Xie Chao Cheng didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belgrano LOS PIRATAS. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Steve Harris was substituted for Luca Savini. Jaroslav Nechvátal scored 3-2 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rogério Ceni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 68th match minute, Club A. Chipa y Tereré was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Israel Igon to maneuver through the defense. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS made a substitution. Navin Dale replaced Guillermo Frank. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS made a substitution. Teodoro Hartz replaced Cumhur Günay. After 69 played minutes Club A. Chipa y Tereré got a freekick which was hit by Israel Igon. Club A. Chipa y Tereré made a substitution. Carmelo Velasco replaced Israel Igon. After a rather tough play, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Steve Harris got a free kick in the 76th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teodoro Hartz in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xie Chao Cheng saved Club A. Chipa y Tereré from getting behind. Xie Chao Cheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodoro Hartz in the 93rd minute of the match. Rogério Ceni was a little too slow when Jaroslav Nechvátal got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 96th minute. The score was now 4-3. Club A. Chipa y Tereré's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.